Re: [Help-smalltalk] User interface of VisualGST

[Eli Green]

On Oct 14, 2009, at 19:12, Paolo Bonzini wrote:

> > > > - For the window yes I had the same ideas in fact changing is not  
> > > > really
> > > > the ui is not really the problem everything is widget in VisualGST
> > > > I can plug everything in VisualGST without a "big" refactoring.
> > >
> > > That's great to hear (what about the toolbar though?  Can it change
> > > dynamically?).
> >
> > I think this is frowned upon in UI circles... maybe something like  
> > a sidebar would be a good idea
>
> What would you put in the sidebar?  It's just a bunch of icons,  
> nothing like the history or bookmarks of Firefox.  Seriously, I  
> wouldn't bother too much.
>
> Also, in the browser it's the horizontal space that is at a premium.

I wasn't suggesting putting the buttons there, I would put the actual  
tools. For example, the "Search for Senders" tool is really just a  
text entry widget and two lists: a list of matching messages and a  
list of classes/methods that send the selected message. Well, instead  
of two lists, the text entry box could be an auto-complete widget that  
lets you pick the message. After the message is selected, the senders  
could be displayed in the list.

This whole setup could easily fit in a panel in a sidebar.